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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000905729-14-000168
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	4
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20140501
FILED AS OF DATE:		20140505
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20140505

ISSUER:		

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			SPARTAN STORES INC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000877422
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	WHOLESALE-GROCERIES & GENERAL LINE [5141]
		IRS NUMBER:				380593940
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			MI
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1228

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		850 76TH ST SW
		STREET 2:		P O BOX 8700
		CITY:			GRAND RAPIDS
		STATE:			MI
		ZIP:			49518
		BUSINESS PHONE:		6168782000

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		850 76TH ST SW
		STREET 2:		PO BOX 8700
		CITY:			GRAND RAPIDS
		STATE:			MI
		ZIP:			49518

REPORTING-OWNER:	

	OWNER DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			DEYONKER ALEX J
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001119389

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		4
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	000-31127
		FILM NUMBER:		14813966

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		850 76TH ST. SW
		CITY:			GRAND RAPIDS
		STATE:			MI
		ZIP:			49518
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        <issuerName>SPARTAN STORES INC</issuerName>
        <issuerTradingSymbol>SPTN</issuerTradingSymbol>
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            <rptOwnerName>DEYONKER ALEX J</rptOwnerName>
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            <rptOwnerStreet1>C/O 850 - 76TH STREET SW</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2></rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>GRAND RAPIDS</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>MI</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>49518</rptOwnerZipCode>
            <rptOwnerStateDescription></rptOwnerStateDescription>
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            <isDirector>0</isDirector>
            <isOfficer>1</isOfficer>
            <isTenPercentOwner>0</isTenPercentOwner>
            <isOther>0</isOther>
            <officerTitle>Exec. V.P. Chief Legal Officer</officerTitle>
            <otherText></otherText>
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                <value>Common Stock</value>
                <footnoteId id="F1"/>
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            <transactionDate>
                <value>2014-05-01</value>
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            <deemedExecutionDate></deemedExecutionDate>
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            <transactionTimeliness></transactionTimeliness>
            <transactionAmounts>
                <transactionShares>
                    <value>3218</value>
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                <transactionPricePerShare>
                    <value>21.53</value>
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                    <value>70163</value>
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                <directOrIndirectOwnership>
                    <value>D</value>
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    <footnotes>
        <footnote id="F1">The shares reported on this Form 4 were withheld by Spartan Stores, Inc. to satisfy tax withholding obligations incident upon the vesting of shares of restricted stock, the grant of which was previously reported.</footnote>
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    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>/s/ Daniel C. Persinger, By Power of Attorney</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2014-05-05</signatureDate>
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<P ALIGN="CENTER"><B>EXHIBIT 24</B></P>

<P ALIGN="CENTER"><B>LIMITED POWER OF ATTORNEY</B></P>

<P>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; I appoint GORDON R. LEWIS and DANIEL C. PERSINGER, or any one or more of them, each with full power of substitution, my attorneys and agents to do any and all acts and things and to execute and file any and all instruments that such attorneys and agents, or any of them, may consider necessary or advisable to enable the undersigned (in his or her individual capacity or in a fiduciary or other capacity) to comply with the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the &quot;Act&quot;), and any requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission in respect thereof, in connection with the preparation, execution and filing of any report or statement of beneficial ownership or changes in beneficial ownership of securities of SPARTAN STORES, INC. (the &quot;Company&quot;) that I (in my individual capacity or in a fiduciary or other capacity) may be required to file pursuant to Sections 13 or 16 of the Act including, without limitation, full power and authority to sign my name, in my individual capacity or in a fiduciary or other capacity, to any report, application or statement on Form ID, Forms 3, 4 or 5, Schedules 13D or 13G, or to any amendments or any successor form or forms adopted by the Securities and Exchange Commission ratify and confirm all that such attorneys and agents, or any of them do or cause to be done under this power.</P>

<P>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; I agree that the attorneys-in-fact named may rely entirely on information furnished orally or in writing by me to such attorneys-in-fact.  I agree to indemnify and hold harmless the attorneys-in-fact against any losses, claims, damages or liabilities (or actions in respect thereof) that arise out of or are based upon any untrue statement or omission of necessary fact in the information provided by the undersigned to the attorneys-in-fact for purposes of executing, acknowledging, delivering or filing any such forms, or any amendments or any successor forms thereto, or any form or forms adopted by the Securities and Exchange Commission.</P>

<P>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; This authorization shall be in addition to all prior authorizations to act for the undersigned with respect to securities of the Company in these matters. </P>
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<TD WIDTH="54%" VALIGN="TOP">Date:&nbsp;&nbsp;September 26, 2006</TD>
<TD WIDTH="46%" VALIGN="TOP" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">/s/ Alex J. DeYonker</TD>
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<TD WIDTH="54%" VALIGN="TOP">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="46%" VALIGN="TOP">Signature</TD>
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<TD WIDTH="46%" VALIGN="TOP">&nbsp;</TD>
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<TD WIDTH="46%" VALIGN="TOP" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">Alex J. DeYonker</TD>
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<TD WIDTH="46%" VALIGN="TOP">Please print name</TD>
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